Transportation Archives

Columbia man charged in deadly hit-and-run crash

July 28, 2025 11:20 AM Madison Stuerman

A Columbia man has been charged after he is accused of hitting a person with his truck and leaving the scene early Sunday morning.

Cyclists call for safer trail crossings following death of 9-year-old boy

July 27, 2025 11:00 PM Euphenie Andre

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A small memorial of flowers and a teddy bear now rests at the edge of a county road where a 9-year-old boy lost his life after being struck by a pickup truck. The child was hit by a 21-year-old woman while crossing a section of the Katy Trail on Thursday. Cyclists

Columbia man killed in Boone County pedestrian crash

July 27, 2025 10:51 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was killed after being hit by a truck in Boone County Sunday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on Route AB, east of U.S. 63 around 5 a.m. A 20-year-old Columbia man was driving a 2021 Ram 1500, when the vehicle crossed

Centralia man injured in Audrain County dirt bike crash

July 26, 2025 9:36 PM Nia Hinson

AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man was injured Saturday when his dirt bike crashed into a horse and buggy in Audrain County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man, 21, was riding a 2025 Honda CR125X on the wrong side of Audrain Road 124. The man then braked, causing the

Child, 9, dead after being hit by vehicle in Jefferson City

July 25, 2025 12:55 PM Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 9-year-old boy was killed Thursday when he was hit by a pickup truck on a North Jefferson City road. Jefferson City Police revisited the scene the area where the crash happened on Friday afternoon, closing down the road just before 1:30. The child, who was not named in a Jefferson

Columbia Public Works using yellow Barnacles for vehicles with unpaid tickets

July 25, 2025 11:01 AM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has brought back the use of yellow Barnacles for vehicles with unpaid tickets. According to Columbia Public Works, it will only Barnacle people with four or more tickets that have aged past their court dates. However, before adding the Barnacle, the driver will be warned with a sticker

One person killed on Interstate 70 crash; car tied to Colorado homicide

July 24, 2025 10:47 AM Madison Stuerman, Keriana Gamboa

Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed one person died after a crash on eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia Thursday morning.

Grant for Business Loop 70 study moving forward

July 24, 2025 2:35 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grant that had been canceled twice has once again been given the greenlight. A Thursday press release on the website for the Business Loop 70 area says that a $2 million grant to study a portion of the street has been reapproved. The grant – which was approved for use by

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you happy with Missouri’s new vehicle sales tax law?

July 24, 2025 4:01 AM Matthew Sanders

Missouri’s General Assembly may have found the solution to all of those expired temporary registrations on the state’s roads. A law takes effect Aug. 28 that will require vehicle buyers to pay sales tax at the time of purchase, instead of enjoying the grace period they do now. The change means those expired tags should

New Missouri law aims to close loophole in expired temporary tags amid driver complaints

July 23, 2025 3:10 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new Missouri law will require drivers to pay the motor vehicle sales tax directly at the car dealership when purchasing a vehicle in a bid to reduce the number of expired temporary tags on the road. It will require drivers to pay their motor vehicle sales tax directly at the dealership

42-year-old has life-threatening injuries after getting hit by vehicle in Moberly

July 23, 2025 3:37 PM Ryan Shiner

Editor’s note: The time of the crash was updated after law enforcement sent an updated press release. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 42-year-old pedestrian in Moberly was flown to University Hospital with life-threatening injuries on Tuesday night after they were hit by a vehicle, a press release from the Moberly Police Department says. The release says

Pilot in fair condition after crashing plane near Centralia

July 23, 2025 11:49 AM Olivia Hayes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The pilot of a crop duster plane that crashed Tuesday in northern Boone County is recovering at a Columbia hospital. Wren Johannaber was in fair condition Wednesday after crashing a crop duster plane near Centralia on Tuesday, an MU Health spokesperson said. Johannaber, 31, of Huntsville, was flying an air tractor plane,

Columbia Public Works to build roundabout on busy Route K

July 22, 2025 11:40 AM Keriana Gamboa

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will begin building a new roundabout Monday on a road that draws heavy commuter traffic. The $2.4 million project to build a roundabout at West Route K and West Old Plank Road aims to improve safety and traffic flow at the intersection, which has a skewed angle that

Unpaid motor vehicle tax costs Missouri millions a year

July 22, 2025 2:41 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Unpaid motor vehicle sales tax costs Missouri millions of dollars a year, according to the Missouri Department of Revenue. Between January 1, 2021, and July 23, 2024, the Department of Revenue reported more than 113,000 delinquent accounts tied to temporary permits, adding up to nearly $145 million in unpaid fees. Each year,

Business Loop 70 improvement federal grant canceled

July 21, 2025 11:27 AM Madison Stuerman, Nia Hinson

The $2.13 million grant awarded to the to improve Business Loop 70 in Columbia has been canceled by the federal government.

B.R.A.K.E.S Program educates nearly 200 teen drivers in Jefferson City over the weekend

July 19, 2025 11:03 AM Olivia Hayes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The B.R.A.K.E.S. Program, a free teen driver training program, trained nearly 200 new teen drivers in Jefferson City over the weekend with sessions at the Missouri EVOC Training Center. B.R.A.K.E.S. stands for “Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe.” The program was founded in 2008 by Top Fuel Drag Racing Champion Doug Herbert,

16-year-old boy seriously injured in Camden County crash Saturday

July 20, 2025 2:18 AM Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old boy from Mesquite, Texas, was seriously injured on Piney Point Road, just south of Damascus Road in Camden County Saturday night according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The crash happened around 7:27 p.m. when a 2025 Honda TRX ATV was driving north on Piney Point Road when it

One man seriously injured in Gasconade crash Friday

July 19, 2025 10:56 AM Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 40-year-old Hermann man was seriously injured on Klott Road .08 miles east of First Creek Road in Gasconade County Friday night according to an MSHP crash report. The crash happened around 9:20 p.m. when a 1998 Jeep Cherokee was driving East when it failed to make a turn on a curve

Overnight roadwork for downtown Columbia, streets near MU’s campus moved to next week

July 16, 2025 2:50 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Overnight roadwork for a number of downtown Columbia streets and roads near the University of Missouri’s that was set to begin Thursday will now be moved to Monday, according to a Wednesday press release from the City of Columbia. Work begins 5 p.m. Monday. Crews will mill and overlay pavement for about

Moberly man dies in motorcycle crash

July 15, 2025 4:00 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 39-year-old Moberly man died from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Moberly Police Department. Police were called to a crash around 10 a.m. at the intersection of East Highway 24 and East Outer Road, the release says. The crash involved a